Activities of Daily Living, or ADLs are the tasks that you do every day, such as get dressed, eat food, brush your hair, brush your teeth, clean your house, play with toys, go to work, go to school, etc. Average people take these activities for granted because they are able to do them easily and automatically. A person with a disability may find it difficult to do some of these activities. Occupational Therapists work with the core problems that are keeping someone from doing these activities, and work on ways to make these activities easier for the client to perform.
ADLs include:
- dressing
- feeding
- grooming
- hygiene
- toileting
- home skills
- school skills
- work hardening
Below are some activities that work on ADLs
A cute button penguin
connecting the bottom of a zipper
Summer button sunflower
Button challenge levels and an octopus buttoning activity
buttoning practice with rainbow ice cream cone
New button Ladybug
Painting as a functional skill
Making button letters and names
Using a squeeze bulb for fine motor gardening
Cute felt piggy bank with button slot and zipper
Tying with two colors
Button turkey to practice buttoning
An Interesting Sleep Aid
Make Button Flowers
UnBuckle Me
Rainbow Fine Motor Activities with Q-tip Painting
Using the Button Sandwich for Sequencing and Writing
Seasons Button Tree
Button Felt Christmas Tree
Make a Button Snow Man
The Visual Motor Aspect of Buttons and Zippers
Fine Motor Skills For Mealtimes
Adolescent Hygiene Challenges
A Button Snake With Lots of Buttons
Things You can do at Home to Help Your Child In School
Working on More Button Activities
A Fun Summer Buttoning Ice Cream Cone
New Button Pizzas and Patterns to Make Your Own
Work on Dressing Skills Through Play Activities
The Roll of OT in Driving Readiness with Adolescents most At Risk
How Play Makes Therapy Better
Modifications for Potty Training
Toddler age Potty Training Tips
Tips on Shaving for Teenagers who have Hemiparesis
Ribbon Christmas Tree
Ez Pz Bowl
